Infrastructure as Code Engineer

The successful candidate will bring dedicated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise to the Enterprise Server team by building and maintaining automation for provisioning and configuration across the server environment. The engineer will develop and own GitOps-driven workflows, understand the broader IaC architecture, and help the rest of the team work effectively within it., * Design, develop, and maintain IaC for server provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, and operational automation.

• Build and maintain reusable Ansible roles/playbooks, modules, inventories, templates, and supporting scripts.
• Develop GitOps-oriented workflows using pull requests, code review, automated validation, CI/CD pipelines, approval gates, and controlled deployment practices.
• Translate infrastructure requirements into maintainable code, documentation, runbooks, and repeatable operational procedures.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, consistency, and auditability by reducing manual configuration and eliminating configuration drift.
• Support production Linux server operations, including troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, incident response, patching, and change management.
• Partner with networking, storage, identity, security, application, HPC, and research computing stakeholders.
• Mentor team members on Git workflows, infrastructure automation standards, code review practices, and safe use of IaC tooling.
• Support secure automation practices, including secrets handling, least privilege access, auditability, and compliance-driven configuration management.
• Provide engineering support and input into architecture team efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Configuration management at depth using Ansible and/or Puppet, with Git as the authoritative source of truth (PR-based change control, CI/CD pipelines).
• Automated provisioning of virtual, cloud, and bare-metal infrastructure using tools such as Ansible or Terraform.
• Strong Linux server administration experience.
• Excellent scripting skills using Python, Bash, or similar to build and maintain automation.
• Experience building CI/CD validation for IaC repositories, including linting, syntax validation, test execution, and controlled deployments.
• Proficiency with Git-based engineering workflows, including branching strategies, pull requests, code review, merge conflict resolution, release tagging, repository standards, and mentoring teammates in effective Git usage.
• Working knowledge of supporting infrastructure such as networking, DNS, shared storage, and identity management.
• Effective collaboration with engineers across disciplines and directly with customers, including researchers and other technical subject matter experts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance.
• 5+ years of relevant infrastructure engineering experience, including at least 2 years building production Infrastructure as Code or configuration management automation.

Supplementary Skills:

• Windows server administration experience.
• HPC and research computing experience.
• Familiarity with secrets management and identity integration.
• Experience in a regulated or compliance-driven environment (FISMA, NIST 800-53).
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware.
• Exposure to monitoring, backup, and data center operations.
• Broader software development background.

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Employer-Paid Life Insurance Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance 401(k) Paid Time Off (PTO) that includes Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Holidays Educational Assistance

Salary: $125K-$150K (Based on experience and overall fit)